#stickaround

Based off Hannah Hart's youtube video, "Coming out: Sticking Around," this blog is dedicated toward using social media to raise awareness about suicide prevention and challenging the stigma surrounding mental health.

[hbrowne24]

[thetrevorproject]

During National Suicide Prevention Week, know that it’s OK to talk about it & we’re here to support you 💙 Get involved: suicidepreventionawareness.org 💙

Reach out to us for help 24/7 at: 866.488.7386🌟 Text and chat available at: TrevorProject.org/Help 🌟

[twloha]

Our hearts go out to the family & friends of Chester Bennington, and to Linkin Park fans everywhere. If you or someone you love is struggling, please know you're not alone. Please get help. twloha.com/find-help In moments of crisis, Crisis Text Line and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline '1-800-273-TALK (8255)' are available 24/7. You're not alone.

[hashtag-stick-around]

World Suicide Prevention Day 2016

Over the past 2 years, this blog has participated heavily in WSPD. For personal reasons, this year I did not queue up the numerous posts and stories I typically share on this day. This is not to say this is no longer important to me. I encourage all of you to share your stories and post suicide prevention helplines on your blogs. Have conversations about mental health with the people you love, and be patient with them. It takes time for wisdom and kindness to overcome ignorance, but it will. You are all worth love and peace. Be kind to yourselves today. Love, Alli

[toknowheristoloveheravl]

[twloha]

“I am so proud of you.” 

You’re here. You’re alive.

Keep it up.

[thishartominefeelz]

You have been told that, even like a chain, you are as weak as your weakest link. This is but half the truth. You are also as strong as your strongest link. To measure you by your smallest deed is to reckon the power of the ocean by the frailty of its foam. To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.

Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (via mydrunkkitchen)

[thishartominefeelz]

[thishartominefeelz]

Reblogging this for any of you that get the night sads

[killyouranxiety]

have patience with yourself. nobody ever got better overnight. you’ll get wherever you need to go in time. for now, remember that every day that you survive is a step forward, and you have survived many days. be proud of yourself. 

[okbjgm]

your pain is real, your struggle is real, do not do yourself harm - here is a list of places where you can find help

nothing that happens in television is worth doing yourself irreparable harm.  

the 100 takes place in a cruel, atavistic world of conflict and survival – there is kindness, help and support in the real world.

if you - or someone you know - are considering harming yourself please seek help immediately.

http://www.glbtnearme.org/  a program of the GLBT national help center (US) – enter your zip code and find local and national resources.

http://www.glbthotline.org/ GLBT National Help Center (US) – there is a link on main page for online peer support/one-on-one chat.

1.888.843.4564 – GLBT national Help Line (US) – peer counseling, information, local resources.

1.800.246.7743 – call: 1.800.246.7743 GLBT national youth talkline (US, through age 25) – peer counseling, information, local resources.

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ and 1.866.488.7386 – the trevor project. US GLBT info/resources, crisis support.

https://www.covenanthouse.org –  Covenant House, a network of youth (ages 13-20) serving homeless shelters in the US. An overwhelming percent of homeless youth are GLBT.

http://www.befrienders.org/glbt-youth – befrienders worldwide: Volunteer Action to Prevent Suicide. Has links for international cyber/telephone services.

http://togetherweare-strong.tumblr.com/helpline – international helpline info.

[laynemorgan]

You guys, please. I love you all so much. I know you’re sad. I know you’re hurting. Please talk to someone, please do something. This world needs you in it. I need you in it. Please seek help if you are feeling like you might harm yourself or someone else.

[glamtastique]

Til you’re standing in my shoes, I don’t want to hear nothing from you. Cause you don’t know.

[twloha]

Thank you to Lady Gaga and to all the survivors who stood on stage tonight. 

To all the sexual assault survivors reading this: We believe you. It’s not your fault. 

Please visit RAINN to connect with the free and secure National Sexual Assault Online Hotline. 

[outlaw-ko]

*Goes on twitter*

*Sees Ronda Rousey trending*

*Sees that Ronda talked about contemplating suicide after loss to Holm*

*Looks at everyone’s responses dismissing her thoughts and calling her a sore loser*

*Logs off Twitter, prays for humanity*

She wasn’t suicidal because she lost, she said she was suicidal because her whole life for so long was being a champion. And the second she lost and wasn’t a champion anymore everyone turned their backs on her, her brain made her believe she was nothing. For so long she believed that her purpose was to be this great champion, and then just like that she wasn’t, and then that fun little voice kicked in and told her she was useless all the sudden.

Depression is a scary thing, it’s scary what your brain can make you believe. AND NO ONE’S DEPRESSION OR SUICIDAL THOUGHTS SHOULD BE DISMISSED FOR ANY REASON.

No matter who you are, where you are, and under what circumstances you’re under, depression can effect you, but no ones depression is more or less valid because of their name or wealth or how you ended up depressed. But I need you all to know more importantly your life is valid, your life is worth living. And you are NOT alone.

It does get better, I fucking promise you. You want to know why? Because I was there and heck I’m still there, but please keeping fight no matter how tired you are please keeping pushing forward. And please everyone be kind to one another, it’s really not that hard.

[hopemovementau-deactivated20180]

“Nothing would be the same if you did not exist”

Sierra De Mulder- ‘Today Means Amen’ via Hashtag-Stick-Around

[sierrademulder-deactivated20211]

– A Confession in Three Parts – 1: Multiple times over the past couple weeks, I’ve felt a strong urge to apologize for the repeated promotion of my forthcoming book. A little voice in my head keeps saying “you’re being annoying, people don’t want to hear this.” That voice sounds a lot like Shame. It slurs like Comparison. It growls like Doubt. I try not to listen to that voice these days. 2: While I do attempt to be mindful of how/when I post about Today Means Amen, the truth is I’d rather abolish the expectation that we should be quiet about our accomplishments and demure in our desires for success. The actuality of this book still astonishes me and I nerd out about it every day! It is such a gift to feel this combination of awe and joy and pride. I hope everyone has the opportunity to experience something like it one day. 3: Dare to take yourself seriously. Dare to ditch our ingrained hesitancy to celebrate ourselves. You are someone’s favorite poet. Your art is important. Your love is staggering. Your ability to endure is breathtaking. Now go fight for what you want. Honor what you’ve already won–whether it’s a publication or a promotion or just a nicely folded pile of laundry that was dirty this morning. You got up today and you accomplished something. You are your own greatest asset and the world does not benefit from your silence. In fact, the world needs you to go confidently forward in the direction of your desires with no apologies and no looking back.

[twloha]

Will you fight to get the help you need?

[wordsnquotes]

be easy. take your time. you are coming home to yourself.

Nayyirah Waheed (via wordsnquotes)

[helbigandswift]

One year ago today, Grace pinky swore with us that we would all do something really fucking cool in 2015. I decided when I watched this that my two things would be to meet Grace and to get clean of self-harm after 7 years. 

On January 22nd and 23rd 2015, I met Grace and she drew me a tattoo to represent my other promise, getting clean.

As of today, December 14th 2015, I am 365 days clean. 1 whole year. Grace, if you ever read this, I could never have done this without you. Thank you for making me smile and laugh my way through what was probably the hardest year of my life but I did it. I hope I did you proud, here’s to doing something else really fucking cool in 2016?

[onceuponawildflower]

1. An anxious person is more than their anxiety.

This is so incredibly important, I cannot emphasize that enough.